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Where does “manticore” come from?

manticore (English) comes from Latin mantichōras, from Ancient Greek μαρτιχόρας, from Old Persian 𐎶𐎼𐎫𐎹-𐎧𐎺𐎠𐎼 — man-eater.

manticore (English): A beast with the body of a lion , the tail of a...

Definitions

  1. A beast with the body of a lion , the tail of a...

Ancestry of “manticore”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmantichōras—
2Ancient Greekμαρτιχόραςman-eater, probably the tiger
3Old Persian𐎶𐎼𐎫𐎹-𐎧𐎺𐎠𐎼man-eater

Words derived from “manticore”

  • マンティコア
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